Small Craft Advisory 171, NWS Anchorage, AK

067 
FZAK51 PAFC 050612 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONES 129 141

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK AT 1003 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

041 
FZAK51 PAFC 050655 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONES 125 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK AT 1003 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

390 
FZAK51 PAFC 051258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB BY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON
BEFORE DISSIPATING 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

814 
FZAK51 PAFC 060004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND 
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

641 
FZAK51 PAFC 061244
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST AND
DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 17
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU MARCH 3 2011

.UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE ANALYSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN
CANADA NEAR INUVIK CONTINUES TO DOMINATE MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THIS
MORNING WITH CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. TO THE SOUTH A
WEAKENING LOW HAS CONTINUED TO SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING FELT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND.
CLOUD COVER HAS CLEARED OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING OVERNIGHT AS A
SHOT OF DRY AIR FROM THE MAINLAND HAS PUSHED WEST TOWARDS THE
PRIBILOFS. STRATUS CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY WESTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL INTO THE WESTERN BERING IN ANTICYCLONIC FLOW UNDERNEATH A
LARGE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. FARTHER WEST A 986 MB
LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU IS PUSHING AN OCCLUDED FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BRINGING STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...A RELATIVELY SIMPLE PATTERN INITIALLY MAKES FOR
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE NEXT LOW NORTH INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE ARE MINOR POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT IMPACTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
EVENING BUT THE GENERAL PICTURE REMAINS SIMILAR. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO
BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON SUNDAY REGARDING THE TIMING OF A
TROUGH/TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT SWINGS NORTH INTO THE AKPEN LATER IN THE
WEEKEND. THE NAM/GFS BOTH FAVOR AN OPEN TROUGH WHEREAS THE ECMWF/GEM
FAVOR A DEEPER AND SLOWER CLOSED LOW. THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE IS
GOING WITH THE NAM/GFS SOLUTION IN THE WEST. MODEL AGREEMENT BREAKS
DOWN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE
TRACK AND TIMING OF THE NEXT BIG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...NOT SURPRISING AS THE OVERALL PATTERN BECOMES ZONAL AND
MORE PROGRESSIVE. WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE GFS AND ECMWF IN THE
MIDRANGE TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE FOR NOW WITH HPC BEING THE CHOICE IN
THE THE LONGER RANGE...DAYS 6-7.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE
INTERIOR AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTH WINDS
BLOWING THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THOUGH THE LACK
OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MEANS THAT WINDS SHOULD NOT BE NEARLY AS
STRONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. STRONG WIND
HEADLINES WILL STILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THOUGH AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT IS ENHANCED BY A STRONG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
BY SATURDAY. THE TIGHTENED GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN STORM
FORCE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. MOST
AREAS CAN COUNT ON CONTINUED DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. THE PRIMARY EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHERE SNOW SHOWERS
SHOULD BE ONGOING FOR MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF MOVES SOUTH AND FALLS APART. THE RESPITE FOR
KODIAK SHOULD BE BRIEF THOUGH AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND
SNOW RETURNS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW
WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM HOWEVER IT SHOULD QUICKLY MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY
AS WARMER AIR MOVES ACROSS THE ISLAND.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...VERY QUIET PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVERALL
WITH CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW. DID GO WITH CHANCE POPS FOR BRISTOL BAY
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
MOISTURE MAY BE IT OVER THE ALEUTIAN RANGE FROM THE LOW IN THE
GULF...BUT OTHERWISE MUCH OF THE SAME.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
BECOMES CUT OFF AND RETREATS NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND OPENING
UP THE ALEUTIANS TO THE STORM TRACKS ONCE AGAIN. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BRINGING GALES ALONG WITH SNOW AND RAIN
BEFORE FALLING APART TONIGHT. THE NEXT MAJOR STORM LOOKS POISED TO
AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN
AND WIND. FOR NOW JUST GOING WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THE AKPEN THIS
WEEKEND DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE POLEWARD EXTENT OF THE
TROUGH/POSSIBLE LOW THAT DEVELOPS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...STORM TRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO STAY SOUTH OF
MUCH OF THE AOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ALEUTIANS THANKS TO HIGH
PRESSURE THAT WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. RESULTING DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SKIES SUNNY
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH HIGHS NEARLY NORMAL IN
SPITE OF THE NORTHERLY FLOW DUE TO PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 140 165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

WOOD FEB 11